www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Department Of Environmental Qualityhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/department-of-environmental-quality/?utm_medium=RSS2017-11-14T13:10:35-05:00NC sanctions chemical company over unreported spill2017-11-14T13:10:35-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/14/nc-sanctions-chemical-company-over-unreported-spil/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina regulators want to penalize an under-fire chemical company after it didn't report the spill of an unregulated compound.</p> <p>The Department of Environmental Quality said Tuesday that The Chemours Co. violated its wastewater discharge permit by failing to report the spill at its chemical plant ...North Carolina OKs lined landfill for Duke Energy coal ash2017-07-07T11:16:01-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/7/north-carolina-oks-lined-landfill-for-duke-energy-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Environmental regulators have approved Duke Energy's plan for a lined landfill at a coastal North Carolina power plant so coal ash can be deposited there.</p> <p>The state Department of Environmental Quality announced Friday the permit for the nation's largest electric utility to operate the landfill at ...Regulators want more information on proposed copper mine2017-06-08T17:48:46-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/8/regulators-want-more-information-on-proposed-coppe/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>HELENA, Mont. (AP) - State environmental regulators are asking the developers of a proposed underground copper mine in central Montana for more information before they begin working on an environmental impact statement.</p> <p>The Department of Environmental Quality on Thursday asked Tintina Montana Inc. how it plans to plug mine shafts ...Plan calls for rail cars to haul contaminated Ashland soil2017-01-04T10:41:27-05:00MARK FREEMANhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/4/plan-calls-for-rail-cars-to-haul-contaminated-ashl/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - Union Pacific plans to use rail cars, not dump trucks, to haul away 18,700 cubic yards of contaminated soil as part of its long-awaited cleanup of its old railroad yard in Ashland.</p> <p>The railroad announced its shift in how it plans to remove the contaminated soil ...Audit: A state environmental office has 'failing' IT systems2016-10-26T19:37:53-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/26/audit-a-state-environmental-office-has-failing-it-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A state office in charge of environmental health programs is stuck with old technology that affects how it communicates with local health departments.</p> <p>That finding is in a report released Wednesday by Michigan's auditor general. The Department of Environmental Quality says it could save a lot ...Ideas welcome on Michigan waterways that need a checkup2016-10-25T21:10:08-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/25/ideas-welcome-on-michigan-waterways-that-need-a-ch/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan regulators are looking for ideas on where to check on how well the state's water quality is doing.</p> <p>The Department of Environmental Quality is developing plans to carry out a strategy for water monitoring.</p> <p>Staffers will be analyzing water and sediment chemistry, fish contamination, growth ...Comments pour in for plan on big Eastern Oregon dairy2016-10-05T09:55:24-04:00GEORGE PLAVENhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/5/comments-pour-in-for-plan-on-big-eastern-oregon-da/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - The public will have another month to weigh in on a controversial new mega-dairy proposed at the former Boardman Tree Farm property.</p> <p>More than 2,300 comments have already poured in to the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Department of Environmental Quality on the Lost Valley Ranch, ...CSX put on notice by Va. environmental agency2014-05-22T16:28:00-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/22/csx-put-on-notice-by-va-environmental-agency/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia environmental officials have served a notice of violation with CSX stemming from the April 30 train derailment in Lynchburg.</p> <p> The News & Advance (https://bit.ly/1jYXnEX ) reports that the Department of Environmental Quality cities regulations prohibiting the discharge of oil into state waters, lands ...Environmental group files lawsuit over landfill2014-05-20T11:59:34-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/20/environmental-group-files-lawsuit-over-landfill/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Environmental Action Network has filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Environmental Quality, asking the court to toss out a permit the state recently granted for the operation of a landfill in north Baton Rouge.</p> <p> DEQ granted Louisiana Land Acquisitions ...State updates permits for steelmaker, oil refinery2014-05-12T18:12:41-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/12/state-updates-permits-for-steelmaker-oil-refinery/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Permits have been updated for a Detroit-area steelmaker and an oil refinery, the state Department of Environmental Quality announced Monday.</p> <p> A 2014 permit for Dearborn-based Severstal expands testing requirements, adds emission limits for fine particulates, enhances emission and operational monitoring requirements and provides the ...Montana to eliminate backlog of discharge permits2014-05-09T12:23:28-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/9/state-to-eliminate-backlog-of-discharge-permits/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Montana environmental regulators have a little more than a year to comply with a new court settlement to eliminate its backlog of outdated discharge permits for refineries, power plants and other facilities that release wastewater into rivers.</p> <p> The settlement approved Monday by Gallatin County ...Diesel fuel cleanup at Pendleton at backfill stage2014-05-08T17:46:59-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/8/diesel-fuel-cleanup-at-pendleton-at-backfill-stage/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Crews in Eastern Oregon have dug up more than 30,000 cubic yards of dirt to clean up diesel fuel spilled after a truck crash.</p> <p> The workers dug 53 feet at the deepest point, according to the Department of Environmental Quality, and at its maximum, ...Report: State business group led talks for plant2014-05-04T15:29:32-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/4/report-state-business-group-led-talks-for-plant/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - State business development officials led discussions with environmental regulators and a Detroit-area steel plant seeking to release higher amounts of toxins, according to a newspaper report.</p> <p> Emails obtained through the Freedom of Information Act show the Michigan Economic Development Corp. set the agenda in ...Fears about crude oil facility aired at hearing2014-04-30T10:26:51-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/30/fears-about-crude-oil-facility-aired-at-hearing/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> CONVENT, La. (AP) - Wolverine Terminals Corp. officials have sought to reassure worried St. James Parish residents that its plans for a crude oil facility in Paulina will be safe and do not pose a threat.</p> <p> The Advocate reports (https://bit.ly/1ksLMBu ) about 50 parish residents attended the state ...Michigan requires disclosure, tests for 'fracking'2014-04-29T17:00:22-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/29/michigan-updates-oil-gas-fracking-regulations/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan will require disclosure of chemicals injected into the ground and testing of some water wells under updated regulations on hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", a technique for extracting natural gas and oil from deep underground.</p> <p> The changes announced by the Department of Environmental Quality ...Debate over use of sewage as farm fertilizer2014-04-25T18:06:17-04:00TIM GURRISTERhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/25/debate-over-use-of-sewage-as-farm-fertilizer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) - One man's land application of bio-solids to boost pasture yield is another man's spreading of sewage sludge too close to the neighbors.</p> <p> A small group of determined opponents of the practice appear ready to fight on despite another round of government assurances of ...Tiny houses a big no-no in Salem2014-04-17T13:56:55-04:00TRACY LOEWhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/17/tiny-houses-a-big-no-no-in-salem/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Tiny houses.</p> <p> Everyone loves them. Cute, inexpensive, and eco-friendly, tiny houses are popping up all over the Northwest.</p> <p> Portland, which just relaxed its rules to allow them, is seeing a boom, and even boasts a tiny house hotel.</p> <p> But don't look for ...Snyder offers plan to boost solid waste recycling2014-04-14T11:05:42-04:00JOHN FLESHERhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/14/snyder-offers-plan-to-boost-solid-waste-recycling/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder released a plan Monday to boost recycling of household solid waste in Michigan, which lags behind most other states despite once being a trendsetter with its beverage container deposit law.</p> <p> The initiative calls for doubling within two years the rate ...Copper mine project backer drops plans for tunnel2014-04-07T15:02:57-04:00MATT VOLZhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/7/copper-mine-project-backer-drops-plans-for-tunnel/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A mining company dropped plans to dig a mile-long tunnel for a copper development project near the Smith River after two environmental organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the proposal, state environmental regulators said Monday.</p> <p> Tintina Alaska Corp. sent the state Department of Environmental Quality ...Lane County leads Oregon in computer recycling2014-03-28T13:50:01-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/28/lane-county-leading-oregon-in-computer-recycling/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The county that's home to the University of Oregon is a front-runner in recycling old computers and other electronic devices.</p> <p> Despite housing less than 10 percent of the state's population, Lane County accounted for nearly 4 million of the 27.7 million pounds collected statewide ...